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Solicitation Title:

Threaded Products and Fasteners

Solicitation Number:

71895

Brief Description:

IFB for Threaded Products and Fasteners

Instructions:

Please provide your best price and lead time. The Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) will award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder with available inventory. The award of items identified on this solicitation may be split between Bidders based upon the overall benefit to the Authority. All freight costs and/or delivery costs are to be included in the Bidder’s price. Bidder must state manufacturer name and number in the comment column and if they are a recognized distributor for the OE being requested. I.E. part requested is Allison; please state in column OE name and number and “yes” you are a distributor. If you are not, the bid item will not be accepted. Brand name and model number, when used, are for the purposes of identifying a standard of requirement. IF NOT STATED, LINE ITEM MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN YOUR BID.If bidding a brand other than requested, it must be an Authority approved equal prior to bidding. An Authority approved equal may be entered on the bid and identified as such. To obtain approved equal status the item must be pre-approved by going through the approved equal process and providing fully supported technical data attached to an Approved Equal Form. Once the Authority has reviewed and tested the data, and if the part is accepted as an approved equal, the Bidder may bid using that item in future solicitations. The burden of proof as to the equality, substitutability, and compatibility of proposed alternates or equals shall be upon the bidder, who shall furnish all necessary information at no cost to the Authority. Authority shall be the sole judge as to the equality, substitutability, and compatibility of proposed alternates or equals. Bidder shall, in addition to its separate warranties and obligations, provide a pass-through genuine new parts manufacturer and/or supplied parts warranty. The Bidder shall be responsible for both separate and pass-through warranties. Failure to comply with the stated warranty requirements will result in returned merchandise at the Bidder’s expense. When awarded to a vendor an emailed purchase order will follow. The vendor must reply to the Buyer’s request, “Please confirm receipt of this order” PER EMAIL for the purchase order within twenty-four hours. Bidder must comply with Guaranteed Delivery due date as specified for each line item awarded.